Q: Is 2,742,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,742,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,742,438 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 2742438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 61 118 122 127 177 183 254 354 366 381 762 3,599 7,198 7,493 7,747 10,797 14,986 15,494 21,594 22,479 23,241 44,958 46,482 457,073 914,146 1,371,219 and 2,742,438, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,438, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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